Orth, Ulrich; Maercker, Andreas (2004). Do trials of perpetrators retraumatize crime victims? Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 19(2), pp. 212-227. Sage 10.1177/0886260503260326
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Attendance at trials of perpetrators could be retraumatizing for crime victims suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder. To investigate this hypothesis, two studies were conducted in which retraumatization was defined as a significant increase in posttraumatic stress reactions. A cross-sectional study of 137 victims of rape and nonsexual assault revealed that trial variables do virtually not predict posttraumatic stress reactions at a time several years after trial.Alongitudinal study of 31 victims of rape and nonsexual assault revealed intraindividual stability of posttraumatic stress reactions for the time interval from a few weeks before the trial to a few weeks after the trial; in addition, interindividual stability was high. The results of both studies do not support the retraumatization hypothesis, which should therefore be used with caution.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Developmental Psychology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Orth, Ulrich |
Subjects: |
100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology |
ISSN: |
0886-2605 |
Publisher: |
Sage |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Ulrich Orth |
Date Deposited: |
01 Dec 2015 14:26 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:50 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1177/0886260503260326 |
PubMed ID: |
15006002 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
crime victims, posttraumatic stress disorder, criminal justice, legal testimony, psychological stress |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.73259 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/73259 |
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